April 1, 2026 @ 7:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mercado Pago—the digital payments and fintech division of Latin American e-commerce platform MercadoLibre—has announced the full wind-down of its proprietary digital token, Mercado Coin. The decision, revealed to users through the Mercado Pago app and email on March 31, 2026, brings to a close a… Read More

 Tagged digital assets, latam, mercado coin, mercadolibre, utility tokens

April 1, 2026 @ 12:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lloyds Banking Group has publicly acknowledged a significant technical failure in its mobile banking platform that took place in the first half of March. The error allowed some users to view confidential financial information belonging to unrelated account holders, resulting in the unauthorized exposure of… Read More

 Tagged data, lloyds bank, security breach, uk

March 31, 2026 @ 5:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech funding worldwide staged a notable recovery in 2025, reaching $116 billion—up from $95.5 billion the previous year—signaling renewed investor optimism despite ongoing market caution. According to KPMG’s latest Pulse of Fintech analysis, the uptick in capital deployed reflects larger average deal sizes and greater… Read More

 Tagged europe, Fintech funding, ireland, uk

March 31, 2026 @ 4:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Cross River has received $50 million in new equity capital from existing investors. While the funding terms were not disclosed by the Fintech, it has been reported that Cross River was valued at $3 billion. Cross River reported that certain existing Cross River investors, accounts… Read More

 Tagged banking, cross river, funding round

March 31, 2026 @ 3:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The first quarter of 2026 is now behind us, but the impact of many of the key developments across the web3 and broader crypto markets will be felt across the entire DeFi and TradFi ecosystems in the months ahead. Most financial market analysts would agree… Read More

 Tagged ai, bitcoin, crypto markets, digital assets, perspective, quantum computing, united states

March 31, 2026 @ 3:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Plaid‘s Chief Financial Officer Seun Sodipo has signaled that the fintech infrastructure provider has built enough financial strength to dictate the timing of its potential public debut. Sodipo, who stepped into the CFO role last fall, highlighted the fintech company’s progress during a recent interview,… Read More

 Tagged fintech, ipo, plaid

March 31, 2026 @ 7:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Swift has moved its blockchain-powered shared ledger from the planning stage into full-scale development, marking a significant step toward modernizing international finance. The organization recently finalized the blueprint for this initiative and is now constructing the initial operational version, known as the minimum viable product… Read More

 Tagged blockchain adoption, digital transactions, payments, swift

March 31, 2026 @ 7:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Central Bank (ECB) has published its new holistic payments strategy for the Eurosystem, responding to the swift pace of digitalisation and breakthroughs in technologies such as distributed ledger technology and tokenization. The plan sets out a clear dual-track vision: upgrading today’s payment systems… Read More

 Tagged ecb, european central bank, eurosystem, payments

March 31, 2026 @ 7:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Payments Association in the UK has issued a strong appeal for the introduction of a collective accountability model in financial regulation. This proposal emerges from fresh analysis showing that a major share of recent losses tied to authorized push payment scams can be linked… Read More

 Tagged fraud, meta, scams, the payments association, uk, united kingdom

March 31, 2026 @ 5:29 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

NordVPN’s Threat Intelligence research unit, in collaboration with TechRadar, has revealed three major, interconnected global cybercrime operations exploiting user trust in digital platforms, outdated technology, and cryptocurrency markets. “Online scams are evolving faster than ever before. What once looked like crude attempts to trick a… Read More

 Tagged fraud, NordVPN, scams